Malta vs South Asia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Malta
25.84 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Asia
228,069 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
8th
South Asia rank
11th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per over time

  • Malta
  • South Asia
010.0M20.0M30.0M196119922023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 25.84 million current US$ per square kilometre against 228,069 current US$ per square kilometre in South Asia, a difference of 25.61 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 113.3 times South Asia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 8th and South Asia ranks 11th of 204 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta South Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 293,264 current US$ per square kilometre 754.86 current US$ per square kilometre 292,509 current US$ per square kilometre Malta
1970s 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre 1,714 current US$ per square kilometre 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre Malta
1980s 2.89 million current US$ per square kilometre 5,419 current US$ per square kilometre 2.88 million current US$ per square kilometre Malta
1990s 7.98 million current US$ per square kilometre 11,829 current US$ per square kilometre 7.96 million current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2000s 11.88 million current US$ per square kilometre 46,516 current US$ per square kilometre 11.83 million current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2010s 19.06 million current US$ per square kilometre 150,901 current US$ per square kilometre 18.91 million current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2020s 22.64 million current US$ per square kilometre 203,958 current US$ per square kilometre 22.44 million current US$ per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Malta or South Asia?
Malta, at 25.84 million current US$ per square kilometre against 228,069 current US$ per square kilometre in South Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Malta and South Asia?
25.61 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and South Asia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malta and South Asia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Malta ranks 8th and South Asia ranks 11th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,248 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.